Torrance County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Torrance County's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
8.9%
2023
4.6%
Total change
-4.3 pp
% change
-48.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -3.7 pp (-41.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.7% | — |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -0.4 pp (-10.8%) |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +1.3 pp (39.4%) |